A Cisco Catalyst switch has been added to support the use of multiple VLANs as part of an enterprise network. The network technician finds it necessary to clear all VLAN information from the switch in order to incorporate a new network design. What should the technician do to accomplish this task?

Question:
A Cisco Catalyst switch has been added to support the use of multiple VLANs as part of an enterprise network. The network technician finds it necessary to clear all VLAN information from the switch in order to incorporate a new network design. What should the technician do to accomplish this task?

• Erase the startup configuration and reboot the switch.
• Erase the running configuration and reboot the switch.
• Delete the startup configuration and the vlan.dat file in the flash memory of the switch and reboot the switch.
• Delete the IP address that is assigned to the management VLAN and reboot the switch.

Explanation: To restore a Catalyst switch to its factory default condition, unplug all cables except the console and power cable from the switch. Then enter the erase startup-config privileged EXEC mode command followed by the delete vlan.dat command and reboot the switch.

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